Chinese, Japanese, and Korean dynasties

  • Xia Dynasty Begins, China
    2200 BCE

    Xia Dynasty Begins, China

  • Shang Dynasty Begins, China
    1766 BCE

    Shang Dynasty Begins, China

    Known for technology and for sophisticated craftsmanship
  • Xia Dynasty Ends, China
    1700 BCE

    Xia Dynasty Ends, China

  • Shang Dynasty Ends, China
    1080 BCE

    Shang Dynasty Ends, China

  • Zhou Dynasty Begins, China
    1045 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty Begins, China

    They created horse-drawn chariots, writing, making a calendar, and religion.
  • Zhou Dynasty Ends, China
    221 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty Ends, China

  • Qin Dynasty Begins, China
    221 BCE

    Qin Dynasty Begins, China

    They made the great wall
  • Qin Dynasty Ends, China
    206 BCE

    Qin Dynasty Ends, China

  • Han Dynasty Begins, China
    206 BCE

    Han Dynasty Begins, China

    The Chinese culture was mainly established during this time
  • Silla Dynasty Starts, Korea
    57 BCE

    Silla Dynasty Starts, Korea

  • Goguryeo Dynasty Starts, Korea
    37 BCE

    Goguryeo Dynasty Starts, Korea

    They controlled most of the Korean peninsula at it's peak.
  • Baekje Dynasty Starts, Korea
    18 BCE

    Baekje Dynasty Starts, Korea

  • Han Dynasty Ends, China
    221

    Han Dynasty Ends, China

  • Sui Dynasty Start, China
    581

    Sui Dynasty Start, China

    They unified Northern and Southern China
  • Sui Dynasty End, China
    618

    Sui Dynasty End, China

  • Tang Dynasty Start, China
    618

    Tang Dynasty Start, China

  • Baekje Dynasty Ends, Korea
    660

    Baekje Dynasty Ends, Korea

  • Goguryeo Dynasty Ends, Korea
    668

    Goguryeo Dynasty Ends, Korea

  • Parhae Dynasty Starts, Korea
    698

    Parhae Dynasty Starts, Korea

    it were established by refugees
  • Nara and Heian Periods Start, Japan
    710

    Nara and Heian Periods Start, Japan

    Large temples were made for Buddhism
  • Tang Dynasty End, China
    907

    Tang Dynasty End, China

  • Goryeo Period Starts, Korea
    918

    Goryeo Period Starts, Korea

  • Parhae Dynasty Ends, Korea
    926

    Parhae Dynasty Ends, Korea

  • Silla Dynasty Ends, Korea
    935

    Silla Dynasty Ends, Korea

  • Song Dynasty Start, China
    960

    Song Dynasty Start, China

  • Nara and Heian Periods End, Japan
    1192

    Nara and Heian Periods End, Japan

  • Kamakura Period Begins, Japan
    1192

    Kamakura Period Begins, Japan

    When the basis of feudalism was established.
  • Song Dynasty End, China
    1279

    Song Dynasty End, China

  • Yuan Dynasty Begins, China
    1279

    Yuan Dynasty Begins, China

  • Kamakura Period Ends, Japan
    1333

    Kamakura Period Ends, Japan

  • Muromachi Period Begins, Japan
    1338

    Muromachi Period Begins, Japan

  • Edo Period Begins, Japan
    1338

    Edo Period Begins, Japan

    A time of international peace, political stability, and economic growth.
  • Yuan Dynasty Ends, China
    1368

    Yuan Dynasty Ends, China

  • Ming Dynasty Start, China
    1368

    Ming Dynasty Start, China

    This dynasty was when China's population doubled
  • Joseon Dynasty Starts, Korea
    1392

    Joseon Dynasty Starts, Korea

    Lasted for 5 centuries
  • Goryeo Period Ends, Korea
    1392

    Goryeo Period Ends, Korea

  • Muromachi Period Ends, Japan
    1573

    Muromachi Period Ends, Japan

  • Azuchi-Momoyama Period Start, Japan
    1573

    Azuchi-Momoyama Period Start, Japan

  • Azuchi-Momoyama Period Ends, Japan

    Azuchi-Momoyama Period Ends, Japan

  • Ming Dynasty End, China

    Ming Dynasty End, China

  • Qing Dynasty Start, China

    Qing Dynasty Start, China

    This was the final imperial dynasties of China
  • Edo Period Ends, Japan

    Edo Period Ends, Japan

  • Meiji Period Begins, Japan

    Meiji Period Begins, Japan

  • Joseon Dynasty Ends, Korea

    Joseon Dynasty Ends, Korea

  • Qing Dynasty Ends, China

    Qing Dynasty Ends, China

  • Taisho and Early Showa Periods Begin, Japan

    Taisho and Early Showa Periods Begin, Japan

  • Meiji Period Ends, Japan

    Meiji Period Ends, Japan

  • Taisho and Early Showa Periods Ends, Japan

    Taisho and Early Showa Periods Ends, Japan